Justin Adams Formally Charged With Murder

Accused of Killing Wife, Unborn Baby

UPDATED 7:02 AM CST Feb 13, 2012

OKLAHOMA CITY -

Justin Adams was formally charged with murder on Monday in the death of his wife, Jaymie Adams, and her unborn child.

Adams' body was found near a dirt-bike track on the southeast side of the metro on Jan. 7. Earlier Monday, Oklahoma Medical Examiner spokeswoman Amy Elliott said she had been stabbed to death but also had blunt force trauma to the head.

Justin Adams was charged with one count of murder for his wife's death and another for the death of Jaymie Adams' unborn child, prosecutors said.

In those charges, the public learned new details about the accusations against Justin Adams, including that detectives said he referred to his wife in the past tense during their investigation.

Also, prosecutors revealed that Justin Adams had taken out a $100,000 life insurance policy on his wife.

Oklahoma City University criminologist Howard Kurtz said he believes whoever killed Jaymie Adams knew her well.

"When you kill someone with a knife, you're usually close to them to do it," Kurtz said.

The state medical examiner said that Jaymie Adams died from multiple stab wounds.

"Because of multiple stab wounds, often times that would say there was a lot of anger involved in that event," Kurtz said.